<h2><SPAN name="poem45"></SPAN>“LOVE THYSELF LAST”</h2>
<p class="poetry">Love thyself last. Look near, behold thy
duty<br/>
To those who walk beside thee down life’s
road.<br/>
Make glad their days by little acts of beauty<br/>
And help them bear the burden of earth’s
load.</p>
<p class="poetry">Love thyself last. Look far and find the
stranger<br/>
Who staggers ’neath his sin and his
despair;<br/>
Go, lend a hand, and lead him out of danger,<br/>
To heights where he may see the world is fair.</p>
<p class="poetry">Love thyself last. The vastnesses above
thee<br/>
Are filled with Spirit-Forces; strong and pure<br/>
And fervently these faithful friends shall love thee<br/>
Keep thou thy watch o’er others and
endure.</p>
<p class="poetry">Love thyself last, and oh! such joy shall thrill thee<br/>
As never yet to selfish souls was given;<br/>
Whate’er thy lot, a perfect peace will fill thee,<br/>
And earth shall seem the ante-room of Heaven.</p>
<p class="poetry">Love thyself last, and thou shalt grow in
spirit<br/>
To see, to hear, to know, and understand.<br/>
The message of the stars, lo, thou shalt hear it,<br/>
And all God’s joys shall be at thy
command.</p>
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